15 April 2013, Monday

In this edition of Classic Business at 18h00, Glenn Lewington broadcast the business and economic news of the day followed by up-to-date financial indicators, and the Classic Business and News teams reported on the day’s news including unlicensed coal mines supplying Eskom, Distell to acquire a Scottish whisky maker, and South Africa approves budgetary support to Zimbabwe. Glenn Lewington also conducted in-depth interviews with the people making the news: Ian Cruickshanks, Independent Analyst on the fuel price being set to fall; Lisette IJssel de Schepper, Economist at the Bureau for Economic Research on their latest manufacturing survey; Gary Palmer, CEO of Paragon Lending Solutions on non-listed commercial property under pressure; Farren Roper, Head of Connect ISP and Business Operations at FNB on their latest app innovation; Ivan Meyer, Western Cape Leader for the Democratic Alliance on e-tolling in the Western Cape; and Marc Elias, CEO of Seed Engine on their business boot camp for Small Medium Enterprises. Market commentator for the evening Nerina Visser, Head of Beta Solutions at Nedbank Capital provided commentary on contaminated meat suppliers facing jail, China's economic growth slowing, manufacturing confidence rising, the Johannesburg Stock Exchange extends losses on Chinese data, the oil price tumbling, and bonds trading softer on the Rand and Chinese data. In the second half of the programme at 18h30, Glenn chaired a one-hour discussion on the weekly topic, namely "Bargaining Councils in South Africa" with guests Patrick Craven, National Spokesman of the Congress of South African Trade Unions; and Chris Hart, Chief Economist at Investment Solutions with commentary by Dawie Roodt, Chief Economist at the Efficient Group.

PROGRAMME LINEUP

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Segment 1 - 12: FULL PROGRAMME

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Segment 1:

Business and Financial News

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Segment 2:

Fuel Price Set to Fall

Guest:

Ian Cruickshanks
Independent Analyst

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Segment 3:

First Quarter 2013 Bureau for Economic Research (BER) Manufacturing Survey

Guest:

Lisette IJssel de Schepper
Economist
BER

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Segment 4:

Report on Unlicensed Coal Mines Supplying Eskom

Reporter:

Glenn Lewington

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Segment 5:

Non-listed Commercial Property Under Pressure

Guest:

Gary Palmer
CEO
Paragon Lending Solutions

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Segment 6:

Report on Distell to Acquire Scottish Whisky Maker

Reporter:

Glenn Lewington

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Segment 7:

FNB's Latest App Innovation

Guest:

Farren Roper
Head of Connect ISP and Business Operations
FNB